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ILLINOIS  TELEPHONE CENTRAL OFFICE'S

Here are some Central Offices of Illinois .  Most of these are the old Illinois Bell, turned Ameritech and now SBC CO's.  Some nice older style buildings in the heart of Chicago constructed during the turn of the 1900's.

Thank you to Mike in Las Vegas for his picture contributions, and others as noted.

 

 

BARTLETT

 

Old Exchanges: ATwater, BUrlington and TEnnyson

CHICAGO "AUSTIN"

 

Old Exchanges:   AUstin 7

 

CHICAGO "CALUMET"

 

 

CHICAGO "EDGEWATER"

 

Old Exchanges: EDgewater 4, SUnnyside 4, LOngbeach 1, UPtown 8, BRoadway 5 and RAvenswood 8

CHICAGO "KEDZIE"

 

 

CHICAGO "LAFAYETTE"

 

 

CHICAGO "LAKEVIEW"

 

Note Wrigley Field baseball stadium in the background.

CHICAGO "MONROE"

 

 

CHICAGO "NEW CASTLE"

 

 

CHICAGO "PORTSMOUTH"

 

 

CHICAGO "ROGERS PARK"

 

Old Exchanges: AMbassador 2 and ROgers 4

 

DORCHESTER

 

Heavily secured and guarded CO because of the rough neighborhood.



ELGIN
(Thanks to Mike in IL)

Original Illinois Bell office.  Became Ameritech, SBC and now AT&T office.

EVANSTON

 

Old Exchanges: GReenley and UNiversity 4, 9

 

GALENA

Thanks to Al Schwartzenberg

 

 

GLENVIEW

Thanks to Al Schwartzenberg

 

 

HOFFMAN ESTATES

 

Old Exchanges: TWinbrook and HYatt



HOFFMAN ESTATES "POPLAR CREEK"
(Thanks to Mike in IL)

Newer office built by Ameritech in the 1990s. Now AT&T.



HUNTLEY
(Thanks to Mike in IL)

Original Illinois Bell office.  Became Ameritech, SBC and now AT&T office.

LAKE FOREST

Thanks to Al Schwartzenberg

 

 

LA SALLE

 

Old Exchanges: Lasalle

OAK PARK

 

Old Exchanges: EUclid, BEdford, VIllige

RIVER GROVE

 

Old Exchanges: GLadstone



ROUND LAKE
(Thanks to Mike in IL)

Original Illinois Bell office.  Became Ameritech, SBC and now AT&T office.

SUMMIT

 

 



WAUCONDA
(Thanks to Mike in IL)

Original Illinois Bell office.  Became Ameritech, SBC and now AT&T office.

WINNETKA

Thanks to Al Schwartzenberg

 

Not too many CO's covered in ivy!

WILMETTE

Thanks to Al Schwartzenberg

 

 

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